Wakinoda Station (脇野田駅, Wakinoda-eki) was a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It closed in 2014, replaced by the nearby Jōetsumyōkō Station.
Wakinoda Station 脇野田駅 | |
|---|---|
 The station building in March 2013 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 2 Yamato, Jōetsu, Niigata （新潟県上越市大和2丁目） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Shinetsu Main Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1921 |
| Closed | 2014 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2013 | 139 daily |
Lines edit
Wakinoda Station was served by the Shinetsu Main Line. A new interchange station called Jōetsumyōkō Station was built close by, and this replaced Wakinoda Station when the Hokuriku Shinkansen opened in March 2015.[1]
Station layout edit
The station had a single ground-level island platform serving two tracks.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for Arai and Nagano |
| 2 | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for Naoetsu, Nagaoka, and Niigata |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinetsu Main Line | ||||
| Rapid Myōkō: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Minami-Takada | Rapid Kubikino | Kita-Arai | ||
| Minami-Takada | Local | Kita-Arai | ||
History edit
Wakinoda Station opened on 15 August 1921.[2] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]
From 19 October 2014, the station building and platforms were closed, and the station functions moved to the nearby structure, and became Jōetsumyōkō Station from 14 March 2015 when the Hokuriku Shinkansen opened for service.[3] Today, nothing remains of the former railway station - the station platforms and buildings were demolished for redevelopment, whilst the railway line was re-routed to stop at the new station. A portion of the old alignment of the line now has a road built along the former alignment.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 139 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 145[5] |
| 2005 | 135[6] |
| 2010 | 119[7] |
| 2011 | 122[8] |
| 2012 | 121[9] |
| 2013 | 139[4] |
References edit
- ^ Tokunaga, Yasushi (December 2013). 上越妙高駅に生まれ変わる脇野田駅 [Wakinoda Station to be reborn as Joetsu-Myoko Station]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). 53 (632). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.: 26–27.
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 581. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ a b 各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
External links edit
- JR East Wakinoda Station (in Japanese)